Maritime law dictates that flotsam and jetsam describe specific kinds of wreck.
Flotsam is wreckage of a ship or its cargo.
Jetsam is part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is purposefully cast overboard or jettisoned to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore.
All I know is that I make this bed at least 37 times a day. It's a favorite play space and encompasses everything from "fort" to "ship" to "hiding from monsters" (and my personal favorite "pretending to sleep").
Flotsam and jetsam sums it up nicely though.
-L.
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